Discover

'a silver thread in a ribbon of green'

flowing through Edinburgh

A healthy river cared for by its community

The Water of Leith Conservation Trust works to improve and protect the river, its heritage and wildlife: the Trust promotes education and recreation through the Visitor Centre and works with volunteers and community groups to deliver around 250 river clean-ups and habitat improvement tasks annually. 

Operating since 1988, it was the first river charity to be established in Scotland. Support our work by becoming a member, sending a donation or joining the hundred-strong team of volunteers who are involved in projects on the river and in running the Visitor Centre.   

The Trust is a registered Charity (number SC000015). Our work is supported by City of Edinburgh Council’s Services for Communities and Communities and Families Departments.

 

Latest News

Christmas Fayre on Sat 7th December from 11am to 2pm. There will be a small walkway closure at Belford Bridge on 16th December for repair, see walkway page for details

The Walkway

13 mile walkway winding through our capital

Visitor Centre

Open daily 10am to 4pm, community café & exhibition

The River

Edinburgh’s hidden natural asset

The Trust

Conserving and enhancing the river since 1988

Volunteering

Join the team and help protect the Water of Leith

Learning

Discover more on one of our learning programmes or activities

Featured Events

Sat 7th Dec

Christmas Fayre

Join us for a fun, festive family and community event!
11am - 2pm
Free to enter £5 to make a wreath or take part in craft activities

Mon 27th Jan

Spotting Urban Wildlife on the Water of Leith

Wildlife photographer, Tom Kelly, presents a photo talk on his 4 year journey photographing the urban wildlife of Edinburgh.
7pm - 8:30pm
£7, Free to Members

Latest News & Blog Posts

Blog

A fond farewell blog from Michael

18 months ago we were joined by Michael, as a trainee Ranger on a scheme called ‘New to Nature’. This ...

Fundraising

The Dock @ Coalie – Check out these visualisations of the project

Work also continues to make ‘The Dock’ a reality – we have great new visuals, almost all the funding we ...

Art

Latest from Coalie Phase 2- Community Mural, Planting and Benches

October was an exciting month for Phase 2 of the project. With the wall and path repairs complete, our community ...

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